Wind energy’s impact on electricity prices: the good and the bad

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT

SSRN

Energy from wind farms is lowering electricity prices, but increasing price volatility in Australia's national energy market. Read more about Wind energy’s impact on electricity prices: the good and the bad

Aged care medication going unchecked

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 1100 AEDT | 1300 NZDT

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

New research from the Registry of Senior Australians at SAHMRI has shown that just one in five older Australians receives a government-funded medication review after entering an aged care facility. Read more about Aged care medication going unchecked

Chatbot may detect early dementia in time for intervention

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 1000 AEDT | 1200 NZDT

IEEE Access

If Alzheimer’s dementia is identified early, at the stage of Mild Cognitive Impairment for instance, the decline in neural functioning can be stabilised or even curtailed in some cases, research has found. Read more about Chatbot may detect early dementia in time for intervention

Shining a light on the weird world of dihydrogen phosphate anions

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 0900 AEDT | 1100 NZDT

Journal of the American Chemical Society

UNSW scientists show that dihydrogen phosphate anions - vital inorganic ions for cellular activity - actually bind to one another when their negative charges suggest they shouldn’t. Read more about Shining a light on the weird world of dihydrogen phosphate anions

62,000 lost lambs and cysts in meat: Cats have $12m impact on Australian agriculture

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 0830 AEDT | 1030 NZDT

Wildlife Research

A national study has found that diseases carried by cats are having a $12 million impact on Australian agriculture each year with the sheep industry the worst impacted. The study was undertaken by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the Read more about 62,000 lost lambs and cysts in meat: Cats have $12m impact on Australian agriculture

National Bowel Cancer Screening program improves post-op outcomes

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

MJA

The Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) not only reduces the risk of death from colorectal cancer for those who get tested, but also provides short term post-operative benefits for those patients who are treated with surgery, Read more about National Bowel Cancer Screening program improves post-op outcomes

Researchers should live and work with their participants, says National Rural Health Commissioner

Publicly released: Mon 7 Dec 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

MJA

Rural health researchers should live with, work with and report back to the participants in their studies, according to the National Rural Health Commissioner in an MJA editorial. The author describes those who fly in, collect data and fly out as Read more about Researchers should live and work with their participants, says National Rural Health Commissioner

EXPERT REACTION: Hayabusa2 capsule full of space-rocks successfully lands in the outback

Publicly released: Sun 6 Dec 2020 at 1122 AEDT | 1322 NZDT

The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 has successfully returned a sample of space rocks from the asteroid Ryugu to the South Australian desert, after a 5. 2 billion kilometre journey over the past 6 years. While Hayabusa2 whizzes off to visit some more Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Hayabusa2 capsule full of space-rocks successfully lands in the outback

Patients cured of 2 nasty inherited blood diseases using gene editing and gene therapy

Publicly released: Sun 6 Dec 2020 at 0430 AEDT | 0630 NZDT

NEJM

US and German scientists say they've cured a pair of nasty inherited blood diseases - beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease - using the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9. The researchers treated two patients, one with each disease, using Read more about Patients cured of 2 nasty inherited blood diseases using gene editing and gene therapy

IVF Boost: Using acoustic waves to select high quality sperm

Publicly released: Sat 5 Dec 2020 at 1156 AEDT | 1356 NZDT

Lab on a Chip

Monash University researchers have used sound waves to develop a new approach to separate high-quality sperm for assisted reproduction. These findings can open windows for infertile couples to have a family of their own using IVF. The procedure can Read more about IVF Boost: Using acoustic waves to select high quality sperm